Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ522236
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Mental Testing and the Expansion of Educational Opportunity.
Ackerman, Michael
History of Education Quarterly, v35 n3 p279-300 Fall 1995
Discusses the development and uses of various aptitude tests in higher education from the 1920s through the early 1960s. Although seen as a gateway to educational attainment for returning World War II veterans, intelligence testing faced criticism in the early 1960s as a restrictive practice. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Educational History, Educational Mobility, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Equal Education, Higher Education, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Military Personnel, Social Mobility, Test Bias, Test Reliability
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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